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boehner's hand is strengthened after this election. republicans need to understand that that ideological obstructionism was rejected by the electorate. president obama is a stronger position in to see get the deal done. may look a lot like what was almost done two years ago. the difference is we've got to get it done now. >> like the election. we went through all that trouble and money and have the same things still, right? >> a big difference. i think the folks realize they got to get something done now. >> it's great reading. >> thank you. >> i recommend people do that. come back. >> any time. >> love to see you. best of the season to you. >> you, too. >> thanks. and remember we're at 35 days, folks. that's all that's left until you pop the cork for new year's. then you deal with your bank account later. if we don't get a deal done, automatic spending cuts go into effect. and tax cuts expire. that means you and me, you can keep one the news and analysis on the fiscal cliff by clicking on cnn.com. with scottrader streaming quotes, any
boehner's hand is strengthened after this election. republicans need to understand that that ideological obstructionism was rejected by the electorate. president obama is a stronger position in to see get the deal done. may look a lot like what was almost done two years ago. the difference is we've got to get it done now. >> like the election. we went through all that trouble and money and have the same things still, right? >> a big difference. i think the folks realize they got to...
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boehner says more than a million. is there some compromise in between there? perhaps people making 500,000, 600,000 where you bring those numbers closer together? would that be open to something like that. >> reporter: suzanne is asking since the president right now in negotiations with the speaker is talking to income levels of 400,000 keeping taxes low for them and the speaker says a million. do you think there's a middle ground in between. it might be hard to answer, but ng your colleagues do you think that has any potential to get through the house? >> i think it's difficult, because you still haven't solved the problem. we know that the president when he was going after the 250 created enough revenue to run this place for eight days. so we're talking less than that now. we're still running around the fundamental problem, and it is not a revenue issue here. it is a spending issue. that must be addressed. i think that you say how difficult we are. no, i think we're realistic. i think we've all voted and claimed that our problem is spending, and now we have
boehner says more than a million. is there some compromise in between there? perhaps people making 500,000, 600,000 where you bring those numbers closer together? would that be open to something like that. >> reporter: suzanne is asking since the president right now in negotiations with the speaker is talking to income levels of 400,000 keeping taxes low for them and the speaker says a million. do you think there's a middle ground in between. it might be hard to answer, but ng your...
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and just to explain to our viewers what plan "b" is, john boehner's plan would what? raise the taxes on millionaires but protect tax cuts for everyone else. >> exactly. in the way the speaker and republican leaders have written it and framed it is to keep tax cuts in place for everybody making up to $1 million, which the speaker says over and over in public and private conversations that means that 99% of americans would have their tax cuts in place. you're right that the big scramble right now is for the speaker to get his own republicans onboard to get those magic 218 votes to pass even plan "b." i was just e-mailing with a republican leadership source who said it's looking better for him to get that. and in part, it's because they've added another vote today, carol, which is on spending cuts, which from the perspective of many republicans, that really is the key, of course, to shrink government by cutting spending. >> okay. so everybody says, oh, these fiscal cliff negotiations, they're dead as a door nail and many people think it was because of those dueling press
and just to explain to our viewers what plan "b" is, john boehner's plan would what? raise the taxes on millionaires but protect tax cuts for everyone else. >> exactly. in the way the speaker and republican leaders have written it and framed it is to keep tax cuts in place for everybody making up to $1 million, which the speaker says over and over in public and private conversations that means that 99% of americans would have their tax cuts in place. you're right that the big...
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i missed some of the comments that john boehner made. let me give you a quick summary of the highlights here, and let's call them highlights because finally kumbaya. hope it lasts. the senate majority leader harry reid suggested both of us, we're both going to have to give up what we want and call this the cornerstone of working something out. that sounds good. then nancy pelosi, the house minority leader, saying that this has to be about cuts. this has to be about revenue. this has to be about growth and that she is confident a solution is in sight. sounds good, too. and then the house minority leader or rather the minority leader mitch mcconnell also suggesting that this was a constructive meeting and that we are prepared to put revenue on the table. they just emerged from the meeting. looked like they were going right back in. maybe they were going to have lunch. i don't know. they sure deserve it if they're able to come to rhetoric like that any any case. take to you break for a moment and hopefully i can scramble up wolf blitzer. gi
i missed some of the comments that john boehner made. let me give you a quick summary of the highlights here, and let's call them highlights because finally kumbaya. hope it lasts. the senate majority leader harry reid suggested both of us, we're both going to have to give up what we want and call this the cornerstone of working something out. that sounds good. then nancy pelosi, the house minority leader, saying that this has to be about cuts. this has to be about revenue. this has to be about...
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very strong words coming from the spokesman for john boehner. what this comes down to has to do with documents. this botched operation, over sides, agree this was a botched operation. it was allowing for purchases of illegal -- of weapons illegally to track them to mexican drug cartels. the atf lost track of hundreds of those weapons. one of those weapons was found at the scene of the killing of a u.s. border patrol agent ryan terry. this investigation was kicked off -- has kicked off a lot of questions from a whistle blower with republican senator -- republican senator charles grassley. chairman issa took this up. they have been going back and forth for months trying to figure out who knew what when and it is coming to a head here as the showdown with the contempt vote. talking about documents and want to know how high up this went and who knew what, within the department of justice. we know the white house is saying honestly, these documents you are looking for, off i am limits and off the table. what this means in -- >> let me ask you this. t
very strong words coming from the spokesman for john boehner. what this comes down to has to do with documents. this botched operation, over sides, agree this was a botched operation. it was allowing for purchases of illegal -- of weapons illegally to track them to mexican drug cartels. the atf lost track of hundreds of those weapons. one of those weapons was found at the scene of the killing of a u.s. border patrol agent ryan terry. this investigation was kicked off -- has kicked off a lot of...
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. >>> and president obama and house speaker john boehner are talking again. but that is about the only thing close to progress in efforts to avoid the fiscal cliff. president obama used his weekly address insisting he is ready to make the tough decisions on spending cuts. >> i am willing to make more entitlement spending cuts on top of the one trillion in spending cuts i signed into law last year. but if we're serious about reducing our deficit while still investing in things like education and research that are important to growing our economy, and if we're serious about protecting middle class families then we're also going to have to ask the wealthiest americans to pay higher tax rates. that is one principle i wouldn't compromise on. >> speaker john boehner has a different view. he says the president needs to abandon what he called his "my way or the highway approach," in his words. if the president does that a lot of things are possible. >>> syrian rebels are battling army units around the capital. activists say 26 people were killed in the damascus subur
. >>> and president obama and house speaker john boehner are talking again. but that is about the only thing close to progress in efforts to avoid the fiscal cliff. president obama used his weekly address insisting he is ready to make the tough decisions on spending cuts. >> i am willing to make more entitlement spending cuts on top of the one trillion in spending cuts i signed into law last year. but if we're serious about reducing our deficit while still investing in things...
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tom cole says he's confident boehner can get the plans he needs. >> on the speaker's plan
tom cole says he's confident boehner can get the plans he needs. >> on the speaker's plan
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republican representative tom cole says he's confident that boehner can get the votes he needs. >> on the speaker's plan, he had over 200 republican votes, it's not as if he had an awfully strong hand to play, if it's a deal john boehner can accept, it will be passed in a bipartisan manner with a very strong majority. if on the other hand he's neutral or not favorable, his chances will be a lot slimmer. >> lisa desjardins following the fiscal cliff negotiations on capitol hill. do you have any good news for us, lisa? >> reporter: the news is a little better than it was earlier today. we know negotiations are still happening. there was a point today where we thought there was a total breakdown. tonight it's between senator mitch mcconnell and vice president joe biden. we're some of the last people in the building. i know -- come on through, guys, if you want. there's one of the crews that -- the worker crews are starting to come into work tonight. we're the last reporting crew. all the members of congress have pretty much gone. the republicans in the house were meeting late tonight to
republican representative tom cole says he's confident that boehner can get the votes he needs. >> on the speaker's plan, he had over 200 republican votes, it's not as if he had an awfully strong hand to play, if it's a deal john boehner can accept, it will be passed in a bipartisan manner with a very strong majority. if on the other hand he's neutral or not favorable, his chances will be a lot slimmer. >> lisa desjardins following the fiscal cliff negotiations on capitol hill. do...
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we know from sources that the president and speaker boehner did speak yesterday. but i want to point this out, as we're all trying to read the tea leaves on progress, is there progress, is there not progress, we have had no public evidence of progress for sure to date. and my colleague, jessica yellin, got an important note from a source said in the call the president stressed to boehner that rates were going up on the wealthy, and there was no deal without it. that is a major sticking point, ashleigh. you know that. has been all along. and i'll tell you, there's no indication from republicans right now they're moving off their position. they don't think that's the right path to go. they're sticking to their guns so far. as you can see, as we've been saying all along, it appears and we'll see what comes out of these meetings, both sides are staring each other down and doesn't look like they're off the starting blocks yet. >> i have a son in kindergarten, and his teacher is very good at negotiating people who are intransie intransient, maybe they should call her. k
we know from sources that the president and speaker boehner did speak yesterday. but i want to point this out, as we're all trying to read the tea leaves on progress, is there progress, is there not progress, we have had no public evidence of progress for sure to date. and my colleague, jessica yellin, got an important note from a source said in the call the president stressed to boehner that rates were going up on the wealthy, and there was no deal without it. that is a major sticking point,...
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that's where speaker boehner's job gets really tough. on piers morgan tonight newt gingrich said if all else fails, go over the cliff. >> i think that no deal is better than a bad deal. i think going off this cliff is less dangerous than letting things build up for a year or two years to an even bigger cliff. i think that the president clearly has staked out a position of nonseriousness. and i think that it's very difficult for the house republicans right now to find any practical way to get his attention. so, he just won an election. he is feeling very good about himself. he is posturing brilliantly, putting the republicans in a corner. they need to relax. they don't have an election until november 2014. >> senior congressional correspondent dana bash joins me now. dana, can we expect fire woworkt the meeting this morning? >> reporter: possibly, carol. one thing that has been interesting with regard to john boehner's leadership of the republican conference, which certainly is very conservative and he has had to balance that with negotia
that's where speaker boehner's job gets really tough. on piers morgan tonight newt gingrich said if all else fails, go over the cliff. >> i think that no deal is better than a bad deal. i think going off this cliff is less dangerous than letting things build up for a year or two years to an even bigger cliff. i think that the president clearly has staked out a position of nonseriousness. and i think that it's very difficult for the house republicans right now to find any practical way to...
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i think one of the difficulties is speaker boehner is in a tough spot. he's got about a third of his caucus that ran as tea party candidates or tea party supported and part of their agenda was no compromise. you're finding out that you can't govern that way and so he's got to figure out a way to bring them along as he deals with the president on the other side. but i think it can be done. there is good faith and goodwill that make it possible even when there is strong disagreement. >> so then as it pertains to boehner, do you feel like he is receiving greater pressure from the caucuses, as you just described, or greater pressure from the electorate? because in boehner's message on friday, he did say, quote, the american people re-elected a republican majority but at the same time, i guess you can't have it both ways because we are looking at electorate, a popular vote who wanted the president to be here, they want the two sides to work together? >> i think the election problem helps him in terms of his caucus, that is to say, it's a pretty sobering reali
i think one of the difficulties is speaker boehner is in a tough spot. he's got about a third of his caucus that ran as tea party candidates or tea party supported and part of their agenda was no compromise. you're finding out that you can't govern that way and so he's got to figure out a way to bring them along as he deals with the president on the other side. but i think it can be done. there is good faith and goodwill that make it possible even when there is strong disagreement. >> so...
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essentially, do you still trust speaker boehner in this process? >> there is no doubt that the speaker has challenges in his caucus, and i recognize that. i'm often reminded when i speak to the republican leadership that the majority of their caucus's membership come from districts that i lost. all right? so sometimes they may not see an incentive in cooperating with me in part because they're more concerned about challenges from a tea party candidates or challenges from the right cooperating with me may make them vulnerable. i recognize that. but goodness, if -- if this past week has done anything, it should just give us some perspective. if there's one thing we should have after this week, it should be a sense of perspective about what's important. i would like to think that members of it that caucus would say to themselves, you know what? we disagree with the president on a whole bunch of things. we wish the other guy had won. we're going to fight him on a whole range of issues over the next four years. we think his philosophy is all screwed up.
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boehner wants it for a million. no one earning under a million dollars a year should get a tax increase. let the bush tax rates stay in effect for everyone earning under a million dollars. that's more than 99that, that's 99.5% of the earners, of the workers out there, if you will. the they're still apart on that. i don't think it is unbridgeable. i've been in washington for a while. i think if you get that close to working on a short term plan between these two sides, you can come up with a number that they both should be able to appreciate and at the same time not force millions and millions of people who earn under, whether $400,000, $700,000 or a million dollars a year, they're not going to get a tax hike, especially everyone's concern about the 98% under $250,000, you don't want their taxes to go up starting january 1st. you want that continuity, that assurance that the tax rates are going to stay the same. on that plan b, i don't think that it is unbridgeable, maybe the house will pass what boehner wants tomorr
boehner wants it for a million. no one earning under a million dollars a year should get a tax increase. let the bush tax rates stay in effect for everyone earning under a million dollars. that's more than 99that, that's 99.5% of the earners, of the workers out there, if you will. the they're still apart on that. i don't think it is unbridgeable. i've been in washington for a while. i think if you get that close to working on a short term plan between these two sides, you can come up with a...
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we heard from speaker john boehner. he said that revenue is on the table. the issue here is that president obama has said he wants to increase tax rates on wealthy americans. the speaker and house republicans are still not on board with increasing tax rates, although perhaps closing some loopholes to raise some revenue, and even though there's a lot of kind of kumbaya going on here, suzanne, there's still a lot of tough work that needs to be done. they're still maybe punting on some of the important issues like tax reform and entitlement reform, but they'll be dealing with the fiscal cliff here in the near term. >> it's probably difficult to tell, but we see these pictures, and it's very common, right? you get about 30 seconds to see them all in a room together. they're patting each other on the back, smiling, and shaking hands, that kind of thick. do we have any sense of whether or not there were any different kind of tone or language when they were meeting behind closed doors that gives us a sense that maybe this is real? >> you know, i think, oh, to be a
we heard from speaker john boehner. he said that revenue is on the table. the issue here is that president obama has said he wants to increase tax rates on wealthy americans. the speaker and house republicans are still not on board with increasing tax rates, although perhaps closing some loopholes to raise some revenue, and even though there's a lot of kind of kumbaya going on here, suzanne, there's still a lot of tough work that needs to be done. they're still maybe punting on some of the...
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is demanding even more than boehner is on taxes. so we ask again, what now? steven moore, steven moore writes for "the wall journal," also on the editorial board. welcome to you. >> hi, brooke. >> the way speaker boehner seemed to put it, if we heard it correctly, it is up to the democrats. the president, the senate democrats, to craft this tax and spending plan, i should say, that can please the house republicans or we're off the cliff. >> well, you know, the amazing thing about this whole debate going on now five or six weeks since the election was held in early november, the most amazing thing, here we are on what, december 21st and no close torrer to resolution. you raised an important point, brooke, that the house and senate are basically adjourned. they're gone until after christmas. and that leaves us, what, four or five days to settle this. >> ticking, right? right? >> so -- pardon me? >> time is ticking away. >> right, the clock is ticking and they don't get back until december 26th, december 27th. here is my prediction to
is demanding even more than boehner is on taxes. so we ask again, what now? steven moore, steven moore writes for "the wall journal," also on the editorial board. welcome to you. >> hi, brooke. >> the way speaker boehner seemed to put it, if we heard it correctly, it is up to the democrats. the president, the senate democrats, to craft this tax and spending plan, i should say, that can please the house republicans or we're off the cliff. >> well, you know, the...
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the president and john boehner met to discuss the crisis. a deal is needed to avoid an automatic tax increase and spending cuts for just about everyone. you know what, this has got to be the biggest game of political chicken since the debt ceiling debacle last summer. >> and no one wants it to be a debacle and that's why it's a game of chicken. barack obama knows he just won the election so he can pretty much win this argument so right now it's a lot of posturing, a lot of chest beating, but we're all going to have a happy christmas because they're going to work this out before they go off the fiscal cliff i don't think east party wants -- on their backs if he we go off this cliff, payroll taxes go up and republicans would actually take the brunt of it. >> congressman tim cole of oklahoma said this about the situation, listen to what he said and then i'll get your take on it. >> some of our people think if we just dig in and hold strong, we can stop it, that's not is case, it happens automatically. you have to two something and going somethi
the president and john boehner met to discuss the crisis. a deal is needed to avoid an automatic tax increase and spending cuts for just about everyone. you know what, this has got to be the biggest game of political chicken since the debt ceiling debacle last summer. >> and no one wants it to be a debacle and that's why it's a game of chicken. barack obama knows he just won the election so he can pretty much win this argument so right now it's a lot of posturing, a lot of chest beating,...
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john boehner, the implosion of plan b seems hugely tough for him to get over. account president actually negotiate with boehner if he can't deliver his own caucus? >> well, it was interesting. today, we had some republicans saying to us that if boehner thought add good deal, that he could get enough democrats on and some republicans, whe would put out a deal that might not get a majority of republicans. i don't see there is a bill now because the democrats are not so sure what kind of spending cuts they want. yes, i think john boehner is still in the mix, in the end, he is going to have to deliver in the house. he doesn't necessarily have to deliver all his republicans. but right now, there's just no deal out there that either side is saying, hmm, let me take a second look. >> candy crowley, always the voice of reason. thank you very much. >>> now the navy is investigating the death of a senior member of one of its s.e.a.l. teams in afghanistan. cnn has learned commander joe price play is committed suicide. price commanded s.e.a.l. team four based in virginia b
john boehner, the implosion of plan b seems hugely tough for him to get over. account president actually negotiate with boehner if he can't deliver his own caucus? >> well, it was interesting. today, we had some republicans saying to us that if boehner thought add good deal, that he could get enough democrats on and some republicans, whe would put out a deal that might not get a majority of republicans. i don't see there is a bill now because the democrats are not so sure what kind of...
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boehner says he's open to that but not by raising the so-called tax rate. he's opened to that by eliminating tax loopholes and exemptions and generating tax revenue by an improved economy if the gdp goes up. people will be making more money, presumably, that's the theory. there's some maneuverability. i suspect the pressure is so great that they will get some kind of a deal. it may not be a permanent deal but maybe enough to kick the ball down the road and study major tax reform over the next year. >> and so the congressional budget office came out with a report last week that seems to give the republicans some political cover here because it suggests that there will be no big harm to the economy if the wealthy 1% are taxed at a higher rate. that said, i would assume -- and you'll have to weigh in here tha, that loopholes are still highly in play. >> you have to add up what all of the math shows and if you -- forget about the middle class. for wealthy people you say you can no longer deduct your home mortgage, your charitable contributions, some of your --
boehner says he's open to that but not by raising the so-called tax rate. he's opened to that by eliminating tax loopholes and exemptions and generating tax revenue by an improved economy if the gdp goes up. people will be making more money, presumably, that's the theory. there's some maneuverability. i suspect the pressure is so great that they will get some kind of a deal. it may not be a permanent deal but maybe enough to kick the ball down the road and study major tax reform over the next...
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any word on what speaker boehner might say later this morning? >> reporter: well as you said he's meeting with his house republican conference, all the rank and file republicans, as we speak in the room literally right next door to where i am right now. we're going to see our reporting we're going to see what the mood of the republican caucus is, where they stand, because as you know, a big part of the dynamic here that we've been talking about for weeks is the fact that boehner really is a bit ham strung because many in his caucus, most in his caucus really do not want him to give on that big divide over raising tax rates for the wealthiest americans, so we're going to see if there's any give on that in his caucus and of course, what he's going to do here is probably a lot of public posturing, which we heard yesterday and the day before that and the day before that, but got to read between the lines on the public posturing so we'll tell you what happens. >> public postures in washington? never. >> reporter: i know, who knew? >> dana, thank you.
any word on what speaker boehner might say later this morning? >> reporter: well as you said he's meeting with his house republican conference, all the rank and file republicans, as we speak in the room literally right next door to where i am right now. we're going to see our reporting we're going to see what the mood of the republican caucus is, where they stand, because as you know, a big part of the dynamic here that we've been talking about for weeks is the fact that boehner really is...
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is speaker boehner right, though? as the clock is ticking, ticking toward january 1st, the talks haven't progressed in two weeks. is he right? >> well, i don't know that i'm as disappointed as the speaker is right now. i understand some of his problem with this. but the fact of the matter is the american people ended elections on november 6th, voiced their approval of president obama's approach to this. over 3 million more people voted for him than voted for mr. romney. and then if you look at house democr democrats. only 201 of us got eelected. that means the rest were republicans. >> i understand that. >> but over 500,000 more votes than they got -- >> with all due respect, representative, we understand that the president won and you feel that democrats won. but is the speaker right? has progress been nil on the talks for two weeks? >> well, i don't know what's been happening for two weeks. i have not been in the meetings. i do know this. when we passed the budget control act, we cut $1.5 trillion. all cuts. another
is speaker boehner right, though? as the clock is ticking, ticking toward january 1st, the talks haven't progressed in two weeks. is he right? >> well, i don't know that i'm as disappointed as the speaker is right now. i understand some of his problem with this. but the fact of the matter is the american people ended elections on november 6th, voiced their approval of president obama's approach to this. over 3 million more people voted for him than voted for mr. romney. and then if you...
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you have speaker boehner. you have senate leader for your party mitch mcconnell. they're both saying, hang on, he needs to get in there and negotiate. but i want to point this out, congresswoman, let me point this out, this is from erskine bowles today. we talked about ad nauseam of the simpson/bowles debt committee and this is erskine bowles about to meet with the president yesterday, and he later said that the president expressed flexibility on tax rates. let me quote him, bowles is quoted as saying, i didn't sense it, i heard it. he went on to say, quote, the white house really believes at its core that new tax revenue ought to come from the wealthy. but, according to "usa today," he went on to say the president is open to republican alternatives. open to republican alternatives. you're there on the hill. are you hearing anything like that? >> we have not been invited to present those alternatives and we do have them. cleaning up the tax code is a great place to begin. and looking at what you're going to do with closing some of these loopholes. we all know that
you have speaker boehner. you have senate leader for your party mitch mcconnell. they're both saying, hang on, he needs to get in there and negotiate. but i want to point this out, congresswoman, let me point this out, this is from erskine bowles today. we talked about ad nauseam of the simpson/bowles debt committee and this is erskine bowles about to meet with the president yesterday, and he later said that the president expressed flexibility on tax rates. let me quote him, bowles is quoted as...
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we are 60 seconds away, just about from speaker boehner. let me bring in here jill dougherty covering the white house for us today and senior congressional correspondent dana bash. in the moments we have remaining, we'll cut away, when we see the speaker in that live picture as we are all watching. we know he indicated sunday temporary fix might be in the works during the lame duck. post election, might that change? >> as far as we're told, at least his opening bid will be no. it won't change. he very much believes that temporary fix does not work. in particular because you're talking about a lame duck congress. but i have to give you a little bit of information that diedra walsh and i got on a conference call that the superb just wrpea wrapped up with his republican conference or caucus. he was starting out the call, we're told, really trying to buck them up, saying that we're not going to give in on our principles, that we, the house republicans are the firewall between the republican -- the democrats and the senate and -- i'll stop talki
we are 60 seconds away, just about from speaker boehner. let me bring in here jill dougherty covering the white house for us today and senior congressional correspondent dana bash. in the moments we have remaining, we'll cut away, when we see the speaker in that live picture as we are all watching. we know he indicated sunday temporary fix might be in the works during the lame duck. post election, might that change? >> as far as we're told, at least his opening bid will be no. it won't...
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democrats are saying come on, boehner. you were close to a deal with the president and what happened? let's play sound. this is chuck schumer of new york. >> i can't attempt to divine the politics of his caucus, but i can say that if the speaker did this, his reelection would not be in jeopardy. if that's what he is worried about. >> let's talk about that. is there a serious suggestion that speaker baner is afraid to cut a deal with the president because he would face a revolt from the republicans and maybe lose his speakership. >> i think he is trying to stir the pot. he does have a point. talking to lots of house republicans that there is still substantial support for the speaker. the republicans don't hold the cards. they get that and feel comfortable. even those who defy him will do the best he can under circumstance that is not easy. >> to quote you the other day, thank you. we will see what happens. meantime, senators are livid about this new bin laden movie about this one scene they say is a complete and total lie.
democrats are saying come on, boehner. you were close to a deal with the president and what happened? let's play sound. this is chuck schumer of new york. >> i can't attempt to divine the politics of his caucus, but i can say that if the speaker did this, his reelection would not be in jeopardy. if that's what he is worried about. >> let's talk about that. is there a serious suggestion that speaker baner is afraid to cut a deal with the president because he would face a revolt from...
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. >>> the white house revealed that speaker john boehner met with the president to discuss the officials of the fiscal cliff. we're just days before the congress and the white house has to hammer out a deal or everyone's going to suffer the consequences. emily, what have you learned about today's meeting? >> allison we know that today's meeting was not on the schedule today. so that means we have to rely on the word from the white house deputy press secretary and a congressional staffer which happens to be the exact same words. they released two separate statements, both identical and this is the statement. it says this afternoon the president and speaker boehner met at the white house to discuss efforts to resolve the fiscal cliff. we're not reading out details of the constitution, but the lines of communication remain. on wednesday, you'll remember a source familiar with the conversation said they did speak by phone, at that point it was the first time in a week they had done so. no reported breakthrough then. and then on monday, the president and speaker were at the same event togethe
. >>> the white house revealed that speaker john boehner met with the president to discuss the officials of the fiscal cliff. we're just days before the congress and the white house has to hammer out a deal or everyone's going to suffer the consequences. emily, what have you learned about today's meeting? >> allison we know that today's meeting was not on the schedule today. so that means we have to rely on the word from the white house deputy press secretary and a congressional...
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we're hearing from speaker boehner, we're hearing from the president. tell me more about how markets are reacting. >> first of all, you look at how the markets are doing, they are pretty flat. triple digit plunge made any real gains that we saw in the market today they fizzled out, brooke, right after president obama's speech. the dow up more than 70 points before we spoke to the nation about the looming fiscal cliff. and you saw the gains slowly but surely disappear. didn't deliver anything new. that's how the market sees it. more of a call to action. investors are nervous and they're showing it. look how the dow did the past couple of days. two days, between wednesday and thursday, it fell 430 points. more than 430 points. as you can see, it's wavering all day today. you know, investors, they have been moving money into bonds. that's a safer investment. they don't feel like they want to leave their money and stocks. it's a clear sign that wall street wants to hear more and wants more clarity on the fiscal cliff. brooke, with no end in sight, it is fea
we're hearing from speaker boehner, we're hearing from the president. tell me more about how markets are reacting. >> first of all, you look at how the markets are doing, they are pretty flat. triple digit plunge made any real gains that we saw in the market today they fizzled out, brooke, right after president obama's speech. the dow up more than 70 points before we spoke to the nation about the looming fiscal cliff. and you saw the gains slowly but surely disappear. didn't deliver...
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over 200 republican votes, it's not as if he had an awfully strong hand to play, if it's a deal john boehner can accept, it will be passed in a bipartisan manner with a very strong majority. if on the other hand he's neutral and not favorable, his chances will be a lot slimmer. >> lisa desjardins following the news on capitol hill. >> reporter: the news is a little better than it was earlier today. negotiations are still happening. there was a point today where there was a total breakdown. vice president joe biden. some of the last people in the building, i know, come on through, guys, if you want. there's one of the crews that -- the worker crews are starting to come into work tonight. we're the last reporting crew. all the members of congress have pretty much gone. the republicans in the house were meeting late tonight to try to talk about what to do, in the end this is what our producer deirdre walsh heard from them. the message is just sit tight, stay tuned and i think what we have to do, don, is find out tomorrow morning, whether there is any progress between senator mcconnell and vice
over 200 republican votes, it's not as if he had an awfully strong hand to play, if it's a deal john boehner can accept, it will be passed in a bipartisan manner with a very strong majority. if on the other hand he's neutral and not favorable, his chances will be a lot slimmer. >> lisa desjardins following the news on capitol hill. >> reporter: the news is a little better than it was earlier today. negotiations are still happening. there was a point today where there was a total...
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isn't speaker boehner to blame? >> that's bizarre. >> why? >> speaker boehner's a fact. he is a constitutional officer. presidents don't get to choose that the congress doesn't exist. rick perry thinks it would be nice to have a part-time congress. this is why i think this is bizarre. it's a sharp tone because as a citizen, i am insulted that a president of the united states would think that he could pretend to govern for a year without the congress. if he intends to try to do that, it would be totally unconstitutional and i think would represent a fundamental breach in our system. >> last question. >> what got doneago. i assume you heard it that if fact you had to have bill clinton it. you heard me say with tip o'neal as speaker, we had to get a third of the democrats. this question is outrageous. boehner has said nothing about trying to violate the constitution. it is the president who's behaving in an unconstitutional manner. if the white house means it, it is utterly outrageous and i apologize to my deputy press secretary not not following his instructions as he shou
isn't speaker boehner to blame? >> that's bizarre. >> why? >> speaker boehner's a fact. he is a constitutional officer. presidents don't get to choose that the congress doesn't exist. rick perry thinks it would be nice to have a part-time congress. this is why i think this is bizarre. it's a sharp tone because as a citizen, i am insulted that a president of the united states would think that he could pretend to govern for a year without the congress. if he intends to try to do...
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boehner's plan b, millionaires and above. that was just scrapped. where are we? it seems like there's some sort of marker or margin that we're dealing with. >> so you started with the president saying i wanted to raise taxes on people who make 250 or higher and john boehner said no one. >> a million or higher, but members of john boehner's party, members of the republican party said no, we don't want anything that looks like we're raising taxes. so the real sticking pointhere, even as you hear the house speaker talk about spending and we need serious spending plans from the white house and the real problem here is that republicans can't agree on whether they will raise taxes for everyone and on what level and everyone's taxes will rise on january 31st. that's the irony here. >> christine romans, thank you. we hope they get something done and some sort of deal done before january 1st. this country at war with itself in the past two weeks, at least 35 little kids and two teachers have been killed. how the kids of syria are finding life in the violence that surround
boehner's plan b, millionaires and above. that was just scrapped. where are we? it seems like there's some sort of marker or margin that we're dealing with. >> so you started with the president saying i wanted to raise taxes on people who make 250 or higher and john boehner said no one. >> a million or higher, but members of john boehner's party, members of the republican party said no, we don't want anything that looks like we're raising taxes. so the real sticking pointhere, even...
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house speaker john boehner says he's ready to talk. >> talk about all kinds of things we may disagree on. i'm the most reasonable, responsible person here in washington. the president knows this. he knows that he and i can work together. now the election is over. now it's time to get to work. >> brianna keilar is at the white house. so, brianna, what do you expect president obama to say in this afternoon's remarks? >> reporter: carol, i think this is really going to be him sort of setting the scene and explaining to the american people what is at stake here, some of the things that christine outlined. we know that yesterday the cbo, congressional budget office put out a report saying that really the stakes here, that you could see the country sink into recession next year if we went off the fiscal cliff, that the unemployment rate could jump almost 2%. these are very serious things. this is post election. president obama's chance to kind of turn people's attention to this. and to urge congress to work together and to act. you heard him on tuesday night in chicago talking about the imp
house speaker john boehner says he's ready to talk. >> talk about all kinds of things we may disagree on. i'm the most reasonable, responsible person here in washington. the president knows this. he knows that he and i can work together. now the election is over. now it's time to get to work. >> brianna keilar is at the white house. so, brianna, what do you expect president obama to say in this afternoon's remarks? >> reporter: carol, i think this is really going to be him...
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listen who what house speaker john boehner said about that throwing cold water on it. >> at this point i think that the standing committees of the house whether they be the oversight committee or the intelligence committee are working diligently on these issues, and at this point i think that's appropriate. >> now, what john mccain and his colleagues are arguing is that there's too much stove piping going on. there are too many committees, and twoul today is a good example. there are hearings going on all over capitol hill and then probably will continue to be. they think it all should be streamlined into one committee, but, suzanne, using the term watergate, using the term coverup, saying what did he know, when did he know it, talking about the president, not exactly a way to get bipartisan support for something that, you know, democrats clearly don't want. it is absolutely -- you mentioned at the beginning, very, very tense, particularly between these two old rivals, john mccain and president obama. >> not the way to bite -- get the bipartisanship going. okay, dana. thank you. >> san
listen who what house speaker john boehner said about that throwing cold water on it. >> at this point i think that the standing committees of the house whether they be the oversight committee or the intelligence committee are working diligently on these issues, and at this point i think that's appropriate. >> now, what john mccain and his colleagues are arguing is that there's too much stove piping going on. there are too many committees, and twoul today is a good example. there...
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john boehner said as much to the president. people say the debt ceiling thing is an albatross. most countries don't have a debt limit. they deal with it in a different way. the debt ceiling debate which started this issue of congress not being able to make decisions on financial matters will come to a sometime between december 31st and february 1st. that is another set of things we have to deal with if they get the fiscal cliff dealt with. >> 35 days, we're counting them and going to see if we can get anything done. thank you. >>> what we're also working on this hour -- egyptian president mohamed morsi's power grab is challenged. but will it be enough to preserve democracy? >>> and medical marijuana a 7-year-old patient in oregon is taking the drug. is it right treatment for kids with cancer? dr. sanjay gupta reports. >>> plus -- scott kelly i didn't cal twin brother of nasa astronaut mark kelley, the husband of former congresswoman gabrielle giffords, takes on a historic mission. he heads to space for a year. we'll take a look at what it will be like living in space for 365 da
john boehner said as much to the president. people say the debt ceiling thing is an albatross. most countries don't have a debt limit. they deal with it in a different way. the debt ceiling debate which started this issue of congress not being able to make decisions on financial matters will come to a sometime between december 31st and february 1st. that is another set of things we have to deal with if they get the fiscal cliff dealt with. >> 35 days, we're counting them and going to see...
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. >> one of the things we heard from speaker boehner was that he still wants obama care to be on the table here because he still believes that it should be repealed. does the president see that as a nonstarter, because that was really the major accomplishment of his first administration. >> right. you know, some would say that that is really a nonstarter in these negotiations. again, this is just something that some believe that, you know, you have the speaker sort of setting his position where he wants to start from in negotiations. he believes that this is something, the health care law, that the country can't afford, that it's just too expensive to keep it intact, so he is using that as an area to sort of pull in some revenue. again, you know, both sides still seem to be far apart, but after that last meeting, just before the president went to asia they came out of that meeting saying they felt confident that they could find areas of agreement that they could get this done before the end of the year. we'll wait and see. >> all right. 36 days, dan. 36 days. we're counting down. tha
. >> one of the things we heard from speaker boehner was that he still wants obama care to be on the table here because he still believes that it should be repealed. does the president see that as a nonstarter, because that was really the major accomplishment of his first administration. >> right. you know, some would say that that is really a nonstarter in these negotiations. again, this is just something that some believe that, you know, you have the speaker sort of setting his...
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for what it's worth, president obama and house speaker boehner are talking. they had a nice telephone conversation. that's terrific. the first time in a week but apparently that's the headline. that's the editorial body. not much came out of it that we know of. sources say no real breakthrough. no formal negotiations. sessions are not scheduled. no back channel discussions taking place that anybody knows about at this time and as we wait for the white house briefing to begin, let's bring in wolf blitzer on this topic. there are a couple of polls that are very telling about how americans feel about congress and the president are behaving when it comes to the fiscal cliff. let me read some of these numbers for you. should obama compromise to get things done. 72% say yes. 22% say no. should the gop compromise to get things done. and take a look. 72% say yes. my question for you, wolf, i'm not sure you'll have the answer but perhaps you'll have guidance. for those democrats who say the president has a mandate because voters voted him into office while he campaign
for what it's worth, president obama and house speaker boehner are talking. they had a nice telephone conversation. that's terrific. the first time in a week but apparently that's the headline. that's the editorial body. not much came out of it that we know of. sources say no real breakthrough. no formal negotiations. sessions are not scheduled. no back channel discussions taking place that anybody knows about at this time and as we wait for the white house briefing to begin, let's bring in...
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something that boehner has been doing a lot of. let me explain how deficits between revenue and spending are mathematical and it's ridiculous and insulting to the intelligence to suggest that it is one or the other. the you want to balance the books, you spend less or bring in more. that's it. you can't make the argument that one or the other is the problem. every time he said it it's more and more ridiculous. i will complete his equation and tell you the truth where the politicians fall short. look at the bush era tax cuts that started in 2001 on the national debt. we projected it out to 2019, the big blob on the top. beige or butterscotch color. that's the bush era tax cuts and part of what is expected to be massive debt. that is the single biggist part of it, bigger than the cost of the wars or the economic downturn or t.a.r.p. or the cost of the bailouts of fannie mae and freddie mac and to all the measures to combat the crisis combined. i can't tell you whether we have a tax or a revenue problem, we have a math problem and it
something that boehner has been doing a lot of. let me explain how deficits between revenue and spending are mathematical and it's ridiculous and insulting to the intelligence to suggest that it is one or the other. the you want to balance the books, you spend less or bring in more. that's it. you can't make the argument that one or the other is the problem. every time he said it it's more and more ridiculous. i will complete his equation and tell you the truth where the politicians fall short....
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john boehner and mitt romney could not be more different. john boehner came from a very modest, to put it mildly, background. he talked about sweeping and mopping the floor in his father's bar, he was a bartender, put himself through college. and up against mitt romney, that certainly is a very different background. as you know, mitt romney's father had a privileged background and also wept on to make multimillions of dollars. and i did ask him about whether he thought that would be a problem for mitt romney as he moved forward. the short answer is no, he didn't think that romney's wealth would get in the way of people's voting for him. his explanation for that is pretty interesting. >> i also want to talk to you about osama bin laden. it's hard to believe but it's been nearly one year since he's been killed. is the white house still worried about al qaeda? i know you're going to be talking about the president's top counterterrorism adviser on the show today. >> yes, john brennan is with us today, the president's adviser and top security adv
john boehner and mitt romney could not be more different. john boehner came from a very modest, to put it mildly, background. he talked about sweeping and mopping the floor in his father's bar, he was a bartender, put himself through college. and up against mitt romney, that certainly is a very different background. as you know, mitt romney's father had a privileged background and also wept on to make multimillions of dollars. and i did ask him about whether he thought that would be a problem...
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speaker boehner calls it plan "b." as you may have heard, it would raise income taxes on people who earn more than $1 million a year. the president wants higher rates to start at $400,000. the speaker says he would couple his tax hike with a repeal on limits to income tax deductions and exemptions. the white house calls that another gift to the rich. both sides want spending cuts, but the president also wants the debt ceiling raised high enough to get us through 2014. i could go on and on, i don't know if you got all that because it's complicated. but i know that cnn's dana bash knows every ounce of this stuff. what's the story about plan "b" and the vote? tell me about plan "b." is the vote actually scheduled? is there any hope for this thing to pass? and what's the point of it? >> reporter: yes, there's a vote scheduled, probably later this evening, maybe too late for a lot of our tastes around here, but it is going to happen. and at this point, it does look like according to republican leadership aide i spoke with t
speaker boehner calls it plan "b." as you may have heard, it would raise income taxes on people who earn more than $1 million a year. the president wants higher rates to start at $400,000. the speaker says he would couple his tax hike with a repeal on limits to income tax deductions and exemptions. the white house calls that another gift to the rich. both sides want spending cuts, but the president also wants the debt ceiling raised high enough to get us through 2014. i could go on...
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john boehner is reswrekting the president's michelle proposal involving the fiscal cliff. let's lisp in. >> the president in the coming days. during the campaign the president pledged to american people that he would seek a balanced approach to addressing the debt with a combination of new revenues and spending cuts. the day after the election i said the republican majority would accept new revenue as part of a balanced approach that includes real spending cuts and reforms. now, the white house took three weeks to respond with any kind of a proposal, and much to my disappointment, it wasn't a serious one. still, i'm willing to move forward in good faith. our original framework still stands. instead of raising tax rates, we can produce similar amount of revenue, reforming the tax code to close loopholes and lower tax rates. it's far better for the economy when the american people paver on that approach by 2-1. they favor it eep more when we can also show them that real spending cuts will, in fact, reduce the deficit. now, there have been many conversations over the last cou
john boehner is reswrekting the president's michelle proposal involving the fiscal cliff. let's lisp in. >> the president in the coming days. during the campaign the president pledged to american people that he would seek a balanced approach to addressing the debt with a combination of new revenues and spending cuts. the day after the election i said the republican majority would accept new revenue as part of a balanced approach that includes real spending cuts and reforms. now, the white...